Sofia Sciortino

Starting Over

Art has so many components. Line, shape, colour, texture, form, and value. Often, an artist will sit at their drawing desk and revise an idea over and over. Then, at the end of it all, you are left with nothing but a blank page. My goal was to portray a sense of defeat as the character works through an artistic problem. The overwhelming pile of crumpled papers towering over her is an exaggeration of the domination our failures have over ourselves. Even if the ideas do not fall short, we are our own biggest critics, and it is important to persevere over our anxieties and make art for the love and passion we share.